Alternatives | 7 Apr 16
How to gain from exposure to alternative investments
Vaqar Zuberi, head of research at Mirabaud Asset Management, talks about the benefits of having alternative investments in portfolios.
How offshore bonds can help with financial planning
Scott Hood, regional technical manager for the Middle East and Africa at Friends Provident International, looks at key reasons why offshore bonds continue to add value as a tax wrapper.
Emerging Markets | 4 Apr 16
Why Venezuela could be best or worst for bond returns
Growing up in Brazil, Claudia Calich got to learn all about hyperinflation and currency devaluations at first hand through her father’s engineering business, based in Porto Alegre in the country’s southern-most state of Rio Grande do Sul on the border of Uruguay and Argentina.
Best Practice | 4 Apr 16
Advisers must ‘upskill’ for ME retirement liability issue
The majority of employers in the Middle East do not set aside specific assets to cover their end of service benefit (EOSB) liabilities, according to a survey by Zurich Global Life’s Middle East and Africa division.
The evolving science of portfolio construction
Post the 2008 financial crisis, many investors made the grim discovery that a relatively poor job had been done about the risk management of their portfolios, says Nigel Watson, sales director, VAM Funds.